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Inland · Rule 22

Visibility of Lights

TL;DR

Required minimum visibility ranges by vessel length: 50 m+ shows masthead at 6 nm, sidelights at 3 nm, sternlight at 3 nm, towing yellow at 3 nm, all-round at 3 nm. Smaller vessels have proportionally shorter ranges.

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COLREGs Rule 22Visibility of Lights

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